Men in Black star said the “list of those I have hurt is long” as he apologised to Rock and his family, Smith’s own family and friends as well as those at the Oscar ceremony last week and the global television audience.
He said: “I betrayed the trust of the Academy. I deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work. “I am heartbroken.
So, I am resigning from membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and will accept any further consequences the Board deems appropriate. ”He added he was working “to ensure that I never again allow violence to overtake reason. ”It follows last Sunday’s events, when Smith stormed onto the stage at the Oscar ceremony and slapped Rock across the face after the presenter had made a joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s lack of hair.
Smith then returned to his seat and shouted: “Keep my wife’s name out of your f****** mouth. ”Rock had made a reference to the 1997 film G.
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